Russia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter Ceasefire
Expired (Ceasefire concluded, operations resumed)Timeline
Russia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter ceasefire (April 11-12) announced as diplomatic bright spot. US-Russia talks on sanctions relief on Russian oil expire April 11—the same day the Easter truce begins.
Sources: Al Jazeera (Middle East)
Putin declared a 32-hour truce April 11-12 (Orthodox Easter). Zelensky mirroring. Russia's oil sanctions waiver expires April 11 — same day the ceasefire ends.
Sources: BBC/Reuters (Western), TASS (Russia-aligned)
Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev met Trump officials in Washington ahead of the decision.
Sources: CSIS (Think Tanks)
Russia's 32-hour Orthodox Easter ceasefire has expired. Russia-aligned sources present Easter ceasefire as genuine peace gesture. Western sources note it was a 32-hour "propaganda stunt" timed to the expiry of Russia's oil sanctions waiver. Russia has since resumed operations.
Sources: TASS (Russia-aligned), BBC/Reuters (Western)
Narrative Divergence
Western sources frame Russia's Orthodox Easter ceasefire as a "propaganda stunt" timed to the expiry of its oil sanctions waiver (April 11). Russian sources present it as a genuine peace gesture. Russia's oil sanctions waiver expires April 11 — the same day the 32-hour ceasefire ends. Zelensky said Ukraine ready to mirror the truce. — Sources: BBC/Reuters (Western), TASS (Russia-aligned), Kyiv Independent (Ukraine)